Reading Room Document
Authority of State Officials to Share Motor Vehicle Record Information With the Department of Defense or Its Contractors
The Drivers' Privacy Protection Act permits state Department of Motor Vehicles offices to release covered information in motor vehicle records to both the Department of Defense and private entities acting on DoD's behalf, provided that the records are used for a statutorily approved purpose of DoD, such as military recruitment. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/19226/download.
The OLC's Opinions
Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit